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The region of southwest Asia known as Mesopotamia is now part of the modern country of Iraq. Mesopotamia has a very ancient history. Several great civilizations of the ancient world flourished in the region, beginning about 5000 b.c.

Mesopotamia is a Greek name, meaning ``between the rivers.'' The rivers are the Tigris and the Euphrates, both of which flow southeastward to the Persian Gulf. Mesopotamia is part of the so-called Fertile Crescent, which curves around from the Mediterranean Sea. Scientists believe that agriculture first developed in this area. Two groups of farmers and traders, the Sumerians and Akkadians, were living in Mesopotamia around 3000 b.c. They ...

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